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:cry: 1970s Top 40 Rate - The Impossible Part 1 :cry:

 

Due to the relatively obscure nature of the tracks below, you can vote as follows:

 

+10

+9

+8

+7

+6

+5

+4

+3

+2

+1

 

If you can't pick ten songs, you can try four:

 

+10

+7

+4

+1

 

And alternatively, if you can only pick three:

 

+10

+5

+1

 

 

Number 33s

 

Kinks - Victoria

Temptations - Psychadelic Shack

Diana Ross - Reach Out And Touch

D, B, M & T - Mr President

Freda Payne - Deeper And Deeper

Bee Gees - Lonely Days

Showstoppers - Ain't Nothin' But A House Party

Edgar Broughton Band - Apache Dropout

Jackson 5 - Never Can Say Goodbye

Sweet - Alexander Graham Bell

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Bless You

Ray Stevens - Turn Your Radio On

Jerry Lee Lewis - Chantilly Lace

Joe Brown - Hey Mama

Stealers Wheel - Everything Will Turn Out Fine

Perry Como - Walk Right Back

Billy Paul - Thanks For Saving My Life

Elvis Presley - I've Got A Thing About You Baby

Lena Zavaroni - Personality

Mott The Hoople - Foxy, Foxy

Gordon Lightfoot - Sundown

Reunion - Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)

Drifters - Love Games

Kiki Dee Band - (You Don't Know) How Glad I Am

Guys N Dolls - Here I Go Again

Bryan Ferry - You Go To My Head

Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds - Fallin' In Love

14-18 - Good-bye-ee

Ethna Campbell - The Old Rugged Cross

Gloria Gaynor - How High The Moon

George McCrae - Honey I

Rainbow Cottage - Seagull

Linda Lewis - Baby I'm Yours

David Bowie - TVC 15

Demis Roussos - Kyrila (EP)

Real Thing - Love's Such A Wonderful Thing

Bruce Johnston - Pipeline

Billy Paul - Only The Strong Survive

Boz Scaggs - Hollywood

Rainbow - Long Live Rock 'N' Roll

Gene Farrow With The G.F Band - Move Your Body

Tom Robinson Band - Up Against The Wall

Meat Loaf - You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth

Sine - Just Let Me Do My Thing

Black Sabbath - Hard Road

Earth Wind & Fire - Got To Get You Into My Life

Chanson - Don't Hold Back

Child - Only You (And You Alone)

Voyager - Halfway Hotel

Real Thing - Boogie Down (Get Funky Now)

Pretenders - Kid

John Du Cann - Don't Be A Dummy

 

Number 36s

 

Dusty Springfield - How Can I Be Sure

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain

Four Tops - Just Seven Numbers (Can Straighten Out My Life)

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Sweet Hitch-Hiker

Settlers - The Lightning Tree

Donald Peers & The Les Reed Orchestra - Give Me One More Chance

Blackfoot Sue - Sing Don't Speak

Archie Bell & The Drells - (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown

Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock 'N' Roll Band)

New Seekers - Goodbye Is Just Another Word

Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light

CCS - Band Played The Boogie

Elvis Presley - Raised On Rock

Cilla Black - Baby We Can't Go Wrong

Cher - Dark Lady

Ronnie Lane & The Band Slim Chance - The Poacher

Tom Jones - Something 'Bout You Baby I Like

R Dean Taylor - Window Shopping

Mike McGear - Leave It

John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band - Whatever Gets You Thru' The Night

Gary Lewis & The Playboys - My Heart's Symphony

Tam White - What In The World's Come Over You

53rd & 3rd - Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes Love It)

People's Choice - Do It Anyway You Wanna

Van McCoy - Change With The Times

Nazareth - Holy Roller

Ralph McTell - Dreams Of You

Three Degrees - Toast Of Love

Linda & The Funky Boys - Sold My Soul For Rock 'N' Roll (Gave It For Funky Soul)

Carpenters - I Need To Be In Love

Beach Boys - Rock & Roll Music

Be Bop Deluxe - Hot Valves (EP)

James Brown - Bodyheat

Brick - Dazz

Barry Biggs - You Are My Life

Roni Hill - You Keep Me Hangin' On-Stop In The Name Of Love (Medley)

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Anything That's Rock & Roll

Ramones - Swallow My Pride

Jigsaw - If I Have To Go Away

Generation X - Your Generation

The Jam - Modern World

Paul Simon - Slip Slidin' Away

Banned - Little Girl

Eddie & The Hot Rods - Quit This Town

Rush - Closer To The Heart

Television - Foxhole

Yes - Don't Kill The Whale

Jeff Wayne's The War Of The Worlds - Eve Of The War

Phil Hurtt - Giving It Back

Status Quo - Accident Prone

Planets - Lines

Stranglers - Nuclear Device (Wizard Of Aus)

UK Subs - She's Not There/Kicks EP

Storm - It's My House

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Number 33s

 

+10 Voyager - Halfway Hotel

+9 George McCrae - Honey I

+8 Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds - Fallin' In Love

+7 Sweet - Alexander Graham Bell

+6 Jackson 5 - Never Can Say Goodbye

+5 Tom Robinson Band - Up Against The Wall

+4 Real Thing - Love's Such A Wonderful Thing

+3 Meat Loaf - You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth

+2 Diana Ross - Reach Out And Touch

+1 Freda Payne - Deeper And Deeper

 

my +9 and +8 are new discoveries for me and I pretty much love them already

 

Number 36s

 

+10 Linda & The Funky Boys - Sold My Soul For Rock 'N' Roll (Gave It For Funky Soul)

+9 Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock 'N' Roll Band)

+8 Jeff Wayne's The War Of The Worlds - Eve Of The War

+7 R Dean Taylor - Window Shopping

+6 Dusty Springfield - How Can I Be Sure

+5 The Jam - Modern World

+4 Ramones - Swallow My Pride

+3 Cher - Dark Lady

+2 Blackfoot Sue - Sing Don't Speak

+1 Settlers - The Lightning Tree

 

+10 should have been a bigger hit imo

there are at least 10 classics (to me) in each category - easily could have done top 20 and happily 30.

 

 

I'm old..... :lol:

 

if anyone has to do some research for these, 36's will reveal some gems, 33's less so oddly....

33

 

+10 Diana Ross - Reach Out And Touch

+9 Meat Loaf - You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth

+8 Pretenders - Kid

+7 Jackson 5 - Never Can Say Goodbye

+6 Freda Payne - Deeper And Deeper

+5 Drifters - Love Games

+4 Real Thing - Love's Such A Wonderful Thing

+3 Guys N Dolls - Here I Go Again

+2 Gloria Gaynor - How High The Moon

+1 Sweet - Alexander Graham Bell

 

36

 

+10 Cher - Dark Lady

+9 The Jam - Modern World

+8 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain

+7 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Sweet Hitch-Hiker

+6 Beach Boys - Rock & Roll Music

+5 Dusty Springfield - How Can I Be Sure

+4 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Anything That's Rock & Roll

+3 Ramones - Swallow My Pride

+2 Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock 'N' Roll Band)

+1 Four Tops - Just Seven Numbers (Can Straighten Out My Life)

 

 

Number 33s

 

 

+10 Jackson 5 - Never Can Say Goodbye

+9 Bee Gees - Lonely Days

+8 Pretenders - Kid

+7 Temptations - Psychadelic Shack

+6 Gloria Gaynor - How High The Moon

+5 Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds - Fallin' In Love

+4 Gordon Lightfoot - Sundown

+3 Reunion - Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)

+2 Diana Ross - Reach Out And Touch

+1 Stealers Wheel - Everything Will Turn Out Fine

 

 

Number 36s

 

 

+10 Cher - Dark Lady

+9 Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light

+8 Dusty Springfield - How Can I Be Sure

+7 Jeff Wayne's The War Of The Worlds - Eve Of The War

+6 Ronnie Lane & The Band Slim Chance - The Poacher

+5 Gary Lewis & The Playboys - My Heart's Symphony

+4 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain

+3 Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock 'N' Roll Band)

+2 Van McCoy - Change With The Times

+1 Mike McGear - Leave It (aka Mike McCartney)

 

Fab!

Ok, I was born in 1977 - this is going to be tough.

 

Number 33s

+10 The Kinks - Victoria (well, there was such a fuss about The Fall version in the 80s countdown!)

+07 The Sweet - Alexander Graham Bell

+04 David Bowie - TVC 15

+01 Demis Roussos - Kyrila (EP)

 

Number 36s

+10 Jeff Wayne's The War Of The Worlds - Eve Of The War

+09 Television - Foxhole

+08 The Jam - Modern World

+07 Blackfoot Sue - Sing Don't Speak

+06 John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band - Whatever Gets You Thru' The Night

+05 Van McCoy - Change With The Times

+04 The Stranglers - Nuclear Device (Wizard Of Aus)

+03 The Ramones - Swallow My Pride

+02 Generation X - Your Generation

+01 UK Subs - She's Not There/Kicks EP

33s

 

 

+10 Pretenders - Kid

+9 Tom Robinson Band - Up Against The Wall

+8 Meat Loaf - You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth

+7 David Bowie - TVC15

+6 Kinks - Victoria

+5 Temptations - Psychadelic Shack

+4 Edgar Broughton Band - Apache Dropout

+3 Bryan Ferry - You Go To My Head

2 Black Sabbath - Hard Road

+1 Rainbow - Long Live Rock N Roll

 

 

Number 36s

 

 

+10 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain

+9 The Jam - Modern World

+8 Jeff Wayne's The War Of The Worlds - Eve Of The War

+7 Banned - Little Girl

+6 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Sweet Hitch-Hiker

+5 Eddie & The Hot Rods - Quit This Town

+4 Stranglers - Nuclear Device (Wizard Of Aus)

+3 Ramones - Swallow My Pride

+2 Generation X - Your Generation

+1 Television - Foxhole

 

Number 33s

 

+10 Drifters - Love Games

+9 Billy Paul - Only The Strong Survive

+8 Linda Lewis - Baby I'm Yours

+7 Real Thing - Love's Such A Wonderful Thing

+6 Gloria Gaynor - How High The Moon

+5 Jackson 5 - Never Can Say Goodbye

+4 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Bless You

+3 Temptations - Psychadelic Shack

+2 Billy Paul - Thanks For Saving My Life

+1 Real Thing - Boogie Down (Get Funky Now)

 

Number 36s

 

+10 Four Tops - Just Seven Numbers (Can Straighten Out My Life)

+9 Archie Bell & The Drells - (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown

+8 Roni Hill - You Keep Me Hangin' On-Stop In The Name Of Love (Medley)

+7 Tom Jones - Something 'Bout You Baby I Like

+6 Carpenters - I Need To Be In Love

+5 Three Degrees - Toast Of Love

+4 Dusty Springfield - How Can I Be Sure

+3 Cilla Black - Baby We Can't Go Wrong

+2 Van McCoy - Change With The Times

+1 James Brown - Bodyheat

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Number 33s - The Results

 

And so, for the first time this round, here's the results. These got nothing:

 

D, B, M & T - Mr President

Showstoppers - Ain't Nothin' But A House Party

Ray Stevens - Turn Your Radio On

Jerry Lee Lewis - Chantilly Lace

Joe Brown - Hey Mama

Perry Como - Walk Right Back

Elvis Presley - I've Got A Thing About You Baby

Lena Zavaroni - Personality

Mott The Hoople - Foxy, Foxy

Kiki Dee Band - (You Don't Know) How Glad I Am

14-18 - Good-bye-ee

Ethna Campbell - The Old Rugged Cross

Rainbow Cottage - Seagull

Bruce Johnston - Pipeline

Boz Scaggs - Hollywood

Gene Farrow With The G.F Band - Move Your Body

Sine - Just Let Me Do My Thing

Earth Wind & Fire - Got To Get You Into My Life

Chanson - Don't Hold Back

Child - Only You (And You Alone)

John Du Cann - Don't Be A Dummy

 

And these:

 

2. Pretenders - Kid 26

3. Meat Loaf - You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth 20

4. Kinks - Victoria 16

5. Sweet - Alexander Graham Bell 15

Drifters - Love Games 15

Real Thing - Love's Such A Wonderful Thing 15

Temptations - Psychadelic Shack 15

9. Diana Ross - Reach Out And Touch 14

Tom Robinson Band - Up Against The Wall 14

Gloria Gaynor - How High The Moon 14

12. Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds - Fallin' In Love 13

13. David Bowie - TVC 15 11

14. Voyager - Halfway Hotel 10

15. George McCrae - Honey I 9

Bee Gees - Lonely Days 9

Billy Paul - Only The Strong Survive 9

18. Linda Lewis - Baby I'm Yours 8

19. Freda Payne - Deeper And Deeper 7

20. Gordon Lightfoot - Sundown 4

Edgar Broughton Band - Apache Dropout 4

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Bless You 4

23. Guys N Dolls - Here I Go Again 3

Reunion - Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me) 3

Bryan Ferry - You Go To My Head 3

26. Black Sabbath - Hard Road 2

Billy Paul - Thanks For Saving My Life 2

28. Stealers Wheel - Everything Will Turn Out Fine 1

Demis Roussos - Kyrila (EP) 1

Rainbow - Long Live Rock 'N' Roll 1

Real Thing - Boogie Down (Get Funky Now) 1

 

And going through to the final is:

 

1. Jackson 5 - Never Can Say Goodbye 28

 

 

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Number 36s - The Results

 

No votes for any of these:

 

Donald Peers & The Les Reed Orchestra - Give Me One More Chance

New Seekers - Goodbye Is Just Another Word

CCS - Band Played The Boogie

Elvis Presley - Raised On Rock

Tam White - What In The World's Come Over You

53rd & 3rd - Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes Love It)

People's Choice - Do It Anyway You Wanna

Nazareth - Holy Roller

Ralph McTell - Dreams Of You

Be Bop Deluxe - Hot Valves (EP)

Brick - Dazz

Barry Biggs - You Are My Life

Jigsaw - If I Have To Go Away

Paul Simon - Slip Slidin' Away

Rush - Closer To The Heart

Yes - Don't Kill The Whale

Phil Hurtt - Giving It Back

Status Quo - Accident Prone

Planets - Lines

Storm - It's My House

 

As for these:

 

2. The Jam - Modern World 31

3. Cher - Dark Lady 23

Dusty Springfield - How Can I Be Sure 23

5. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain 22

6. Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock 'N' Roll Band) 14

7. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Sweet Hitch-Hiker 13

Ramones - Swallow My Pride 13

9. Four Tops - Just Seven Numbers (Can Straighten Out My Life) 11

10. Linda & The Funky Boys - Sold My Soul For Rock 'N' Roll (Gave It For Funky Soul) 10

Television - Foxhole 10

12. Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light 9

Blackfoot Sue - Sing Don't Speak 9

Archie Bell & The Drells - (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown 9

Van McCoy - Change With The Times 9

16. Stranglers - Nuclear Device (Wizard Of Aus) 8

Roni Hill - You Keep Me Hangin' On-Stop In The Name Of Love (Medley) 8

18. R Dean Taylor - Window Shopping 7

Banned - Little Girl 7

Tom Jones - Something 'Bout You Baby I Like 7

21. Beach Boys - Rock & Roll Music 6

Ronnie Lane & The Band Slim Chance - The Poacher 6

John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band - Whatever Gets You Thru' The Night 6

Carpenters - I Need To Be In Love 6

25. Gary Lewis & The Playboys - My Heart's Symphony 5

Eddie & The Hot Rods - Quit This Town 5

Three Degrees - Toast Of Love 5

28. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Anything That's Rock & Roll 4

Generation X - Your Generation 4

30. Cilla Black - Baby We Can't Go Wrong 3

31. Settlers - The Lightning Tree 1

Mike McGear - Leave It 1

UK Subs - She's Not There/Kicks EP 1

James Brown - Bodyheat 1

 

And the winner:

 

1. Jeff Wayne's The War Of The Worlds - Eve Of The War 33

 

 

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